I apologize for the delay in these postings, but I think the wait was well worth it. Videos will be coming soon… I hope. Next » 01-Sep-2009 18:38, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. SP500UZ, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 100 View at Picasa 01-Sep-2009 18:38, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. SP500UZ, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 100 View at[…]

Praise be to the fates Too innumerable to count That brought to us she that we call daughter. Arwen, the name we call her Arwen that loves her baths And Arwen, that likes to move fast. Day and Night joy is brought A new story with every hour A new smile with every minute Fast[…]

Last night was her best yet.  She ate every 4 hours, so I got a touch of sleep!  Now if I could rid myself of this engorgement , things will be grand!

I went to the doctor this morning, everything is recovering nicely.  My chest is in severe pain from engorgement right now…..there is really nothing I can do. It hurts to hold her …and feels like my skin is being severed and ripped off.  Also the last few days my knees have been really hurting….getting up[…]

Last night after one of her evening feedings she immediately started crying and writhing in pain.  After not sleeping for a couple of days, this made me exceptionally emotional.  I started to cry thinking that I am a failure….and that I have caused my baby pain.  I have been unable to narrow down the culprits[…]

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….where did it go?  I suppose in my zombiedom I lost it somewhere.  Lack of sleep has surely taken its toll.  I get on avg 30 min to an hour at a time.  If I am really lucky and having a rare but good night I get 2 hours.  So many interruptions….dogs…birds…bunnies…kids…..devices……. It may be […]

Wow! Four weeks have blazed by in a blur of sleepless, frantic excitement. Every day its something new. Lately the theme seems to be belly aches. They are keeping poor Arwen up at all hours and I fear she joins us in the ranks of maybe not getting enough sleep. We’ve tried a couple tactics.[…]

So my girl is 3 weeks old….it has been a rough but cherished  journey.  She is still feeding every 2 hours which has made it very hard on me.  I have been very tired.  There is a great deal of speculation as to why this is.  I have always had an abundant milk supply.  […]